Day 10 and so many more to go

Bouquetofflowers

This is day 10 of me working out. And counting calories again...I'm holding myself accountable for this change no excuses...I've been at the gym the past few days even met with a trainer...uughhh...can i say my legs are super sore and stairs suck at the moment...but I'm tired of being overweight...until yesterday I didn't even know how much I weighed...(reality check..to embrassed to share) .i have increased my water in take and have cut soda all together......surprisingly I dont miss it. Any tips for healthy weight loss???.

fiddletime

“Healthy weight loss”- take it slow and easy. This is a new way of living. Eating what you need to, and exercising can be done for the rest of your life. Don’t panic at the slips. We all have them. Just get back in the groove as soon as you can. It doesn’t really end, so think of it as a process rather than a goal you reach and then get back to your “normal life”. This is the new normal.

haleyrhart

One meal doesn't ruin all your hard work. So dont throw the baby out with the bath water!
Best advice I ever received.

BitofaState

Each day sticking to the plan is itself a success. Each journey is accomplished one step at a time. You've already overcome some hurdles. You've faced up to the reality of your situation, you've taken positive steps, you're feeling some of the resistance, but you can, and will, push through.

"Healthy weight loss" - well so much of the data now contradicts what we once thought was true. One of those is that slow and steady is better - appears not to be the case either in immediate results or long term maintenance.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/rapid-weight-loss-better-than-slow-studies-show-2027910.html

For successful loss the kitchen is for kilos, the gym is for grams. Exercise helps, particularly maintaining lean mass, but burning 500Kcal takes a lot longer than not eating those 500Kcal.

Healthy is what works for you, what keeps you on track and sane whilst you go through the pain of the restriction and focus. Self motivation is a key to this. Make a list of why you're wanting to do this, be specific and as personal as possible. The generic "be healthy" or be XXX lbs isn't enough, why do you want to be healthy, to be that weight? To do what, when, with whom? Its better to move towards something than to be trying to move away from something.

It also helps to say to people around you what you're doing and why. Send the commitment out into the world, look for people to be your cheerleaders and supporters.

If you can sustain a quicker rate of loss without having "hanger" or becoming obsessed with food then that's healthy. If you find yourself obsessed with food, tired and cranky all the time you're unlikely to stay motivated enough. Some days it will be a pain, but if you have the right self motivation it's possible to get through those. Hell, if it was easy we'd have already done it right?

Most of all focus on what you can control, what you are eating (the benefits of logging on MFP), what you are doing (logging exercise, or using an activity tracker) and how it makes you feel (keep a diary of when you felt good, when you were struggling). Focus less on the outcomes like the number on the floor each morning. That will bounce around. In general we always feel worse when it doesn't shift, or the days when it jumps back up, than we feel good on the days when it drops.

Good luck.

Wendyanneroberts

I agree with some of bitofastate comments;
Quote:
"Each day sticking to the plan is itself a success. Each journey is accomplished one step at a time. You've already overcome some hurdles. You've faced up to the reality of your situation, you've taken positive steps, you're feeling some of the resistance, but you can, (and will/If you stick with it), suceed."

But personally, I strongly disagree with the following statement that rapid weight loss is better than slow and steady. It may be better for some, but we are all different. Exactly the opposite is true for me and others I know.

Qoute:
"Healthy weight loss" - well so much of the data now contradicts what we once thought was true. One of those is that slow and steady is better - appears not to be the case either in immediate results or long term maintenance."

I am disabled, not being able to exercise, yet I have successfully lost weight by diet alone. Using mfp as a tool, I have lost 44lb and now have a healthy bmi. It has taken me 3.5 years in total, as some of the time I have taken diet breaks and chosen to eat at maintenance. Developing new habits, that suit me and my lifestyle and taking things slowly is the one thing that will make a major difference this time. As it will be sustainable and I know it works for me.

Before finding and using mfp successfully, I had dieted on and off for about 25 years, with major swings (both up and down) in my weight. Every other time it had been a rapid diet, weight lost in a few weeks. But every time I regained weight because I hadn't developed new habits as I quickly returned to my former eating patterns. Was easy to bame my disability, for lack of exercise, being the cause. Slow and steady, is the reason behind my weight loss and MAINTENANCE success, for the first time. Balance is just about CICO! Tracking and logging on MFP has made it simple, being able to tweak, using my statistics.

I would say that everyone is different and what works for one doesn't for another. I view the following differently;

"Healthy", about 80% of the time, has "worked for me". BUT being able to eat anything I chose (80/20 split) (fitted into my allowance) is "what keeps me on track" although I DO NOT need it to keep me sane, because my healthy balanced diet has not made me feel insane. As there has been no "pain of the restriction and focus"

Quote; another difference of opinion
"It also helps to say to people around you what you're doing and why. Send the commitment out into the world, look for people to be your cheerleaders and supporters."

Whereas;
I have found it better to keep the details to myself. As this is now a healthy lifestyle and not a diet, something that I will be monitoring for life, so I just got on with it. That being said, I have made a few friends here on MFP, to share this experience.

I am not trying to be argumentative, just wanted to show my side of this journal. It's Great that people share what works for them. But everybody is different and it's important to find what works for you!

lorrpb

Pace yourself in your workouts do you don't burn out or get injured. A good trainer will help you manage this appropriately.

Bouquetofflowers

Thank you guys for your feed back